Shout Out to Lulu on Her 70th Birthday
Billboard named "To Sir With Love" 1967's number one song of the year (51 years ago). It was sung by Scottish singer/songwriter Lulu, and tomorrow she turns 70-years old. By the time she was in her teens, Lulu's group, The Luvvers, had hit it it big in the UK; when...
Hahaha it’s Halloween. The 50s Were a Scream.
Bobby "Boris" Pickett’s 1962 classic "Monster Mash" hogs all the Halloween airtime, but John Zacherle, named by Dick Clark as "The Cool Ghoul", had a top ten hit four years before that: “Dinner with Drac,” also a novelty song, which clearly influenced “Monster Mash.”...
Tower of Power. Need We Say More?
Tower Of Power founder and sax player Emilio Castillo is a full-fledged Boomer (he’s 67), but in a recent interview, he said "I tell people it's like I'm an 18-year old in my brain. Music keeps you young heart, and it's been a great ride.” That ride continues--...
“Small Town, Big Sound” A Tribute Album to the Muscle Shoals Sound
Last month marked the passing of Aretha Franklin. "The Queen Of Soul" is on the list of greats who were fortunate to record in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with legendary producer Rick Hall in his Fame Recording Studio. Hall died in Jan. of this year; he was 85-years old....
The American Music Awards
The American Music Awards are like a college survey course: there's enough of an overview that you get the big picture. After watching the show, which airs Tues. night at 8 on ABC, you'll be up to speed not only on today's music scene--the songs and the artists,...
A Loretta Lynn Moment. I’m speechless. Can’t even. Brought me to tears.
Loretta Lynn is 86-years and she’s releasing her 41st album today. The title song, “Wouldn’t It Be Great?” is, in fact, a (sort of) great song, and her voice is (almost) as good as ever, like, scary strong for her age. Listening to “Wouldn’t it be Great?” brought me...
50th Anniversary of The Band’s “Music From Big Pink”
Thank you Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson for “Music from Big Pink,” a remarkable collection of songs that shook up the musical landscape 50 years ago, and that sounds just as fresh today as it did when it was released....
The Eagles Greatest Hits is Officially the “Best Selling Album” Ever
Re-listening to “The Best of My Love” is a jolting reminder about what a fantastic band the Eagles were! Strange as it may seem today, the group’s first single, 1971s "Take It Easy,” didn’t make into the national Top 10. Nobody knew at the time about the amazing...
Steve. Perry. Returns.
Journey is out on tour but former lead singer Steve Perry isn’t with them, because he left the band in 1998, having no plans, at that time, to continue his music career. Fast forward to summer 2018; Perry’s back in the studio, recording the just released “No...